Instruments: Keeping your distance

With the return of the provision of non-emergency eye care moving closer, practices across the UK are considering how best to ensure a safe environment as patient volume increases. While personal protective equipment (PPE) will play a key role in this, it is worth considering how instruments and software can be deployed to either minimise time spent with a patient or allow for greater distancing during eye examinations.

Optos says many practices looking to build patient confidence in the provision of safe and effective eye care are turning to its Optomap ultra-widefield retinal imaging devices, which are designed for comfort, speed, efficiency and safety. In less than half a second Optomap imaging captures images of up to 200 degrees, or 82% of the retina, in a single shot. This can be done through pupils as small as 2mm, which eliminates the need for dilation at the discretion of the practitioner.